Friday, January 5, 2018

Seymour United Methodist Church to hold 20th annual Soup & Book Sale


Ansonia urges residents to keep hydrants clear of snow, ice


*Sharing from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Derby collecting tomato sauce for St. Vincent De Paul Food Bank


NHSO to perform free concert at Shelton Intermediate School

SHELTON - The New Haven Symphony Orchestra will perform Babar the Elephant at 2 pm. Jan. 21 at Shelton Intermediate School.

Pianist William Braun will play Francis Poulenc’s whimsical L’Histoire de Babar while Really Inventive Stuff’s vaudeville actor Michael Boudewyns will return to narrate the tale about the King of the Elephants.

Shelton Intermediate School is at 675 Constitution Boulevard North.

This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Sherman's Taphouse in Derby to celebrate grand opening Saturday


Shelton Exchange Club slates 6th annual mini-golf fundraiser in Ansonia


Ansonia Library to host talk on Social Security changes

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Library will host Social Security Changes: The Impact on Your Retirement at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 10).

Retirement is one of the most important life events many of us will ever experience. 
When to collect Social Security may be the single most important decision you make in context of planning your retirement. 
This is a great opportunity to learn key concepts you need to know before applying for Social Security. 

At this workshop, you will learn: regulation changes impacting filing time, how benefits are calculated, why some people can miss out on significant lifetime sums, what your money is earmarked for, and many other key points. 
Workshop will be led by Michael Alimo and David Weymer of USA Financial.

The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St.


This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Recuperation journey: Egg shells and blue jays

I threw egg shells out for the blue jays this morning, and of course the shells dropped under the snow. 
To my surprise about an hour later a blue jay came over, pulled one out of the snow and flew away. 
Now I know they can smell the shells. I wasn't sure if they only found them by sight. 

Below is one of the five blue jays hanging around here this morning. Photo taken through the window. I haven't ventured outside.
I just missed getting a picture of the one grabbing the egg shell. 
Next time!





Recuperation journey: Posin'

... or frozen? 

I'm kidding. 
At least they froze in place long enough for their morning photo shoot. 


A few minutes after I took this there were five blue jays in the forsythia. The word must have gotten out that I'm generous with my egg shells.